Vancouver Art Gallery is being turned into a giant octopus (PHOTOS)

A new exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery is sure to turn a few heads.

In fact, many will be able to witness part of it before they even step foot inside the building.

As part of the first-ever art retrospective in Canada by Japanese international art icon Takashi Murakami – which officially kicks off on February 3 – a giant octopus is being painted outside on top of the iconic building.

The exhibit, entitled The Octupus Eats its Own Leg, officially begins on February 3 and runs until May 6, 2018.

In an interview with Daily Hive, Murakami said the name for the exhibit comes from a saying in Japan about big-headed people.

The octopus will eat all of its legs until it can no longer move, said Murakami. “This is my self portrait, I am not moving.”